Quotes by John Hitchcock

“I had been working for Acme for six years. After a while, you realize youre just drawing a paycheck, and I felt like, If youre going to do something, you might as well really do it. So, I opened my own store.”

“For me, it still has that element of Christmas. I cant wait to see whats coming out next, all the new stuff.”

“I just thought he should have some of this stuff. I think I was one of the first people who, instead of writing to ask him for stuff, actually gave him things.”

“To have Eisner and Kirby back to back like that just blew everyones minds, ... From then on, I think that some people we asked thought, Well, if Eisner did the convention, and Kirby, why shouldnt we?”

“My whole life has been comics, and this store has really been my dream all of my life. Because of it, Ive gotten to meet all of my heroes.”

“When I started collecting, it was a lot harder. You could get comics at newsstands or grocery stores maybe, but if you missed an issue, your best chance was to send away to the dealers in New York who advertised in the back of the comics.”

“HE REALLY LOVES COMICS”

“Weve got a great shop with as wide a selection of new comics and back issues as anyone in the state. But if theres one thing Im proudest of its that everyone who has ever worked here loves comics more than anything else in the world. Thats a rare thing, but thats what were all about.”

“Anderson encouraged us to do another one. He said that we should get Will Eisner for the next year.”

“Murphy gave us Eisners phone number, but we were all afraid to call, ... I was afraid, too, but I figure when youve got a little Southern twang and sound like youre from Mayberry, you can do anything. So, I called him up, and it turned out he was the sweetest guy in the world. He said hed love to do it.”